Australian National Hotel

FOOD & DRINK
The Aussie Nash is part of the A.L.H. Group of Hotels, whose stable includes the Royal Exchange Hotel, the Brunswick, the Newstead, the Indooroopilly, Newmarket and many others in and around Brisbane. We‘ve been to most of them and have never failed to be impressed by the high standard of food, service and hygiene. The A.N. was no exception. My wife and I dined on a quiet Saturday night in November. We kept the ordering protocol fairly simple: a schooner of Great Northern Super Crisp for me and a lemon, lime and bitters for my wife, followed by two main meals, the senior steak with chips, salad and pepper sauce ($19) and the Buddha bowl with lemon and pepper flavoured calamari for my wife ($28). My steak was well cooked to perfection, just the way I like it, but still tender and full of flavour. The crispy chips and nutritious salad made the perfect accompaniment. The Buddha bowl had rice, seaweed, avocado, cucumber, tomato, vegetables and lettuce, and topped with a soy and sesame dressing. All the ingredients were fresh, tasty and wholesome. Adding the calamari was a genius move to give it an extra zing and lift. We ended with our fav sticky date pud at 10 pesos. The pud was sweet and moist, covered with a syrupy butterscotch sauce, and sprinkled with a few drops of castor sugar. All meals were nicely presented to the table on stylish and colourful crockery.

AMBIENCE
The A.N. is airy, spacious and homely, with plenty of room to stretch out and get comfortable. Outside the bistro is the billiards area, and there’s also a pub and a poker machine room, so there are many different spaces here to enjoy. We stuck to the bistro area. The decor is retro industrial style, with high ceilings, strong lighting, wood and steel furniture and carpets throughout. This all works beautifully to create an inviting, warm and welcoming atmosphere. Being a quiet night, there was only a smattering of other guests, but that didn’t detract from the overall cool ambience. Acoustics were good and we were easily able to converse.

SERVICE
It was a breeze to order using the app. You simply scan the little barcode that’s attached to a disc on your table, and place your order. Payment is done immediately, and you’ll receive an email of your bill. This simplifies the whole procedure, although only afterwards did I notice that seniors are entitled to 20% discount off regular menu items, but of course the app didn’t recognise that, so we lost out. After completing the ordering, meals were brought out to the table pretty quickly by a super nice young man, neatly turned out in a smart black uniform. He was polite, friendly and attentive, and in his capable hands, everything ran smoothly from beginning to end, and that’s just how we like it!

COST
All up, for a schooner of Great Northern, a cold drink, two main meals and a single dessert we paid 70 pesos, so thank you to the A.L.H. Group for at least providing some financial relief to hard-pressed senior citizens. This at least is an affordable evening out for us, and it’s worth mentioning here, that most of the A.L.H. group hotels that we’ve visited have seniors menus and modest prices for both food and drink.

TOILETS
Toilets are behind the bistro. There are ample male and female cubicles, and they’re clean and well provisioned, although I did notice some graffiti in the male toilet.

PARKING
There’s easy parking right outside, in the venue’s own car park, which it shares with the popular and well-stocked Dan Murphy liquor store. This makes it extra convenient, especially if you’re still thirsty after your meal, as you can always pop into D.M. to top up the beer or wine cellar.

SUMMARY
We love the A.L.H. Hotel Group and have had positive experiences at all their hotels. They have consistently high standards, with reasonable prices to match. The Aust Nash as it is affectionately called, now goes on our list of favourites for a return visit. With great food and service, modest prices, a relaxed ambience, clean toilets and easy parking, you have all the ingredients for a perfect night out.

Had a 30th at the Aussie national over the weekend and hire the venue upstairs. Staff where friendly and so easy to talk to regarding setting up etc. huge area dance floor, do booth 2x lounge areas your own smokers area and even a reception desk at the front before they can enter inside. Will definitely be back again.

Great staff, plenty of beers and a large variety of spirits and wines.
Functions room upstairs is huge with a large smoking area and separate outdoor courtyard for the non smokers.
Different seating areas and bars are ideal. Can pick between bar, bistro or gaming depending on your mood and group.
Minimum of 20 TV's and 2 projectors showing the latest and live sports and racing.

Recently held a party in the upstairs function room, The National Secret. Functions team were amazing when assisting with the organising / planning. Allowing access to the venue prior to the event, providing decor as well as allowing us to bring our own. Patiently answering my 1000 questions.
On the night, the bar staff were awesome - attentive, polite, assisting with anything we needed. Also, agreeing to stay a little later so we could continue to enjoy ourselves.
The platters of food were delicious, with great options and incredibly accommodating with multiple and unusual dietary requirements.
I had many compliments from my guests on the venue aesthetic, ambience, staff and food.
The minimum spend was incredibly reasonable, particularly for the space.
Would def host another party there and totally recommend it!

The best pub to be at on Game Day.
$9.90 jugs of XXXX
If you want seats, get in early but plenty of standing room

I recently held my 21st birthday party at this venue and it was such a wonderful night !! The upstairs function room is spacious and comfortable, there were booths for guests to relax in, a dance floor and also a large projector, which made the venue perfect for running games and having speeches/ presentations.

Many guests made comments about how the venue was perfect for the occasion, and how delightful the food was.

Karly did such a wonderful job at helping me organise this event, and Aaron, Torrin and Nikki‘s service on the night is praiseworthy.

If you are looking for an affordable and beautiful venue space for your event or 21st, I highly recommend you check out Aussie Nash!! :)

It's an great place to have a big lunch for a fair price and drink some cold beers while watching UFC. I came on Sunday and asked for the Sunday Roast - amazing value.

Stopped in with a couple mates after some city bike riding to grab a quick feed. We were greeted by all staff on our way in, and found a seat that was perfect for us. 2 of us got a beer, the third wasn't allowed one yet (licensing reasons) so he didn't actually get any drink. The server noticed this and brought over a cup of icy water. WITHOUT BEING ASKED! This was a new experience for us (we try new pubs and tavs pretty often) and we absolutely loved it! But it gets better.. the music was up to date enough for people of all age groups to still enjoy it, and wasn't loud, was quiet. Just perfect. AND THEN, another couple walked in. They got some drinks, grabbed a seat and had asked to change the channel on one of the TV's.. the same server who helped us seen absolutely no problem with this and just grabbed the remote and found a channel for them they wanted to watch. Didn't need to run off and do 4 other things first or anything, just got it sorted and got back to what needed to be done behind the bar.

We received our food, and it would be hard to top it.. we had garlic bread, which was hot (not over the top hot) and soft, not crunchy and hard. We got 2 stake sangas which were amazing! The egg just running out the side looked great, even down to the chips that tasted awesome! We also had the graziers beef pie. I have this pie religiously when we go to alh pubs, and this one was great! The potato was super soft and creamy, gravy actually had nice flavour and wasn't super watered down, and the pastry was nice and crunchy where it needed to be! Sometime at other places they are microwaved and just bleh..

AND THEN even after everything that we thought already was amazing, we actually got thanked for coming in.. this is a place we would go out of our way to go to. We are all sunshine coast locals and we would ride down just for a feed at this place.. highly recommend. Great food, great vibe, great service, Can't beat it!!

Great place to catch up for a beer before the cricket

Good lunches and you'll have a table to yourself most business days.
Besides a small smoking area there's no outdoor seating.
Handy with the Dan Murphy's next door.
Gets pumped on Game Days
(Gabba Stadium across the road)

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Went there before the Broncos game. Was going off. Great sports bar with lots of staff which was fantastic to see. Had a great time before the footy.

Great venue for our BBQ course - nice beers too

I come here with my partner to play pokies.. My favourite place to play.

Was lucky enough to have our engagement party at the Aussie National and Tamika the event coordinator was nothing short of amazing!!! Every request was done she brought our vision to life and it was better then I could have imagined!!!! Could not recommend this place enough!!! Thank you for everything it was a magical night!!!!

I recently had my son's 21st Birthday in the Secret Room at the Australian National. From the time I visited to enquire about the venue to the actual event, all the staff were friendly and nothing was a bother to them. The Secret Room was spacious, well fitted out and private from the rest of the hotel. I went for the drinks package which included a great selection of beers, wines etc. I also opted for a platter selection of finger food - they were generous in size and delicious. The audio/video system allowed for playing your own play lists. Jesse and his staff were fantastic on the night and tried very hard to please - which they did ! We had a great night thanks to all at the Australian National - highly recommended.

Great for drinking after the cricket 🏏

Great place for Geelong supporters to rest their weary heads and beat the Lions again.

Nice location and really friendly staff. COVID Safe. Went to catchup with a mate, have a few beers and take turns betting on a few horses. It had been awhile since I'd placed a bet and it wasn't just thy bar staff that were friendly, the team processing your bets were also very friendly AND patient!

Went to see Taylor Swift and decided to pop in for a bite to eat and pre drinks. This also happened to be Melbourne Cup Day so needless to say it was busy. Staff went out of their way to find us a table and were very friendly. The food was amazing.
The atmosphere was great and may I make special mention of the manager James. Wow!! He was fantastic and very accommodating and we left very happy and satisfied customers. We will be back and I’m more than happy to recommend this pub.

The Aussie 'nash' has become our favourite go-to pub for footy games. They have great food and drink specials with $10 cocktail specials. Food servings are generous and is great quality. The chicken wings are succulent, crispy and a great starter for any night out. Staff are friendly and look like they really enjoy their work.